Coverage: CBS
4:25 PM ET, October 7, 2012
Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, MA
Top Performers
Passing: P. Manning (DEN) - 337 YDS, 3 TD
Rushing: S. Ridley (NE) - 28 CAR, 151 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: D. Thomas (DEN) - 9 REC, 180 YDS
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | DEN | NE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TD | 03:08 | Wes Welker 8 Yd Pass From Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski Kick) | 0 | 7 | |
| SECOND QUARTER | DEN | NE | |||
| TD | 14:05 | Joel Dreessen 1 Yd Pass From Peyton Manning (Matt Prater Kick) | 7 | 7 | |
| TD | 07:57 | Shane Vereen 1 Yd Run (Stephen Gostkowski Kick) | 7 | 14 | |
| FG | 00:02 | Stephen Gostkowski 23 Yd | 7 | 17 | |
| THIRD QUARTER | DEN | NE | |||
| TD | 05:00 | Tom Brady 1 Yd Run (Stephen Gostkowski Kick) | 7 | 24 | |
| TD | 04:42 | Stevan Ridley 8 Yd Run (Stephen Gostkowski Kick) | 7 | 31 | |
| TD | 01:08 | Eric Decker 2 Yd Pass From Peyton Manning (Matt Prater Kick) | 14 | 31 | |
| FOURTH QUARTER | DEN | NE | |||
| TD | 06:43 | Brandon Stokley 5 Yd Pass From Peyton Manning (Matt Prater Kick) | 21 | 31 | |
Team Stat Comparison
DEN | NE | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 22 | 35 |
Passing 1st downs | 16 | 16 |
Rushing 1st downs | 5 | 18 |
1st downs from Penalties | 1 | 1 |
3rd down efficiency | 7-13 | 11-17 |
4th down efficiency | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| Total Plays | 66 | 89 |
| Total Yards | 394 | 444 |
| Yards per play | 6.0 | 5.0 |
| Total Drives | 11 | 11 |
| Passing | 324 | 193 |
Comp - Att | 31-44 | 23-31 |
Yards per pass | 7.4 | 6.2 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
Sacks - Yards Lost | 2-13 | 4-30 |
| Rushing | 70 | 251 |
Rushing Attempts | 20 | 54 |
Yards per rush | 3.5 | 4.6 |
| Red Zone (Made-Att) | 3-4 | 4-5 |
| Penalties | 4-21 | 6-59 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 3 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive / Special Teams TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 24:11 | 35:49 |
| Denver Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG | |
| P. Manning | 31/44 | 337 | 7.7 | 3 | 0 | 2-13 | 91.0 | 115.4 |
| Team | 31/44 | 324 | 7.4 | 3 | 0 | 2-13 | -- | -- |
| New England Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG | |
| T. Brady | 23/31 | 223 | 7.2 | 1 | 0 | 4-30 | 82.1 | 104.6 |
| Team | 23/31 | 193 | 6.2 | 1 | 0 | 4-30 | -- | -- |
| Denver Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | ||
| W. McGahee | 14 | 51 | 3.6 | 0 | 11 | |
| R. Hillman | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| P. Manning | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 10 | |
| L. Ball | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 20 | 70 | 3.5 | 0 | 11 | |
| New England Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | ||
| S. Ridley | 28 | 151 | 5.4 | 1 | 20 | |
| B. Bolden | 14 | 54 | 3.9 | 0 | 24 | |
| D. Woodhead | 7 | 47 | 6.7 | 0 | 19 | |
| S. Vereen | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| T. Brady | 4 | -2 | -0.5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Team | 54 | 251 | 4.6 | 3 | 24 | |
| Denver Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| D. Thomas | 9 | 180 | 20.0 | 0 | 43 | 11 | |
| W. McGahee | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 0 | 22 | 6 | |
| J. Tamme | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 0 | 17 | 11 | |
| J. Dreessen | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | |
| E. Decker | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | |
| B. Stokley | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |
| R. Hillman | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Team | 31 | 337 | 10.9 | 3 | 43 | 44 | |
| New England Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| W. Welker | 13 | 104 | 8.0 | 1 | 15 | 15 | |
| R. Gronkowski | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | 13 | 5 | |
| B. Lloyd | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | |
| D. Branch | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
| D. Woodhead | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| B. Bolden | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D. Fells | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Team | 23 | 223 | 9.7 | 1 | 25 | 31 | |
| Denver Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| W. McGahee | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| D. Thomas | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| P. Manning | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| M. Adams | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| New England Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| S. Ridley | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T. Brady | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Moore | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| V. Wilfork | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Cunningham | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Denver Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| R. Moore | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Adams | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W. Woodyard | 11 | 5 | .5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Mays | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| V. Miller | 8 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| C. Harris | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Dumervil | 7 | 0 | .5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Porter | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Vickerson | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Bannan | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Brooking | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Bailey | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Wolfe | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| D. Trevathan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Unrein | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| O. Franklin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Z. Beadles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| O. Bolden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Irving | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 106 | 48 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| New England Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| J. Mayo | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T. Wilson | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Spikes | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Arrington | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Chung | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. McCourty | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Ninkovich | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| S. Moore | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Love | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Dowling | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| V. Wilfork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Ridley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Dennard | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Slater | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| J. Cunningham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| R. Brace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 65 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Denver Kick Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| O. Bolden | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 33 | 0 |
| C. Gronkowski | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 33 | 0 |
| New England Kick Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| D. McCourty | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| R. Gronkowski | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 23 | 0 |
| New England Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| W. Welker | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Denver Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| M. Prater | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 3/3 | 3 |
| Team | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 3/3 | 3 |
| New England Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| S. Gostkowski | 1/1 | 100.0 | 23 | 4/4 | 7 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 23 | 4/4 | 7 |
| Denver Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| B. Colquitt | 3 | 137 | 45.7 | 1 | 2 | 51 |
| Team | 3 | 137 | 45.7 | 1 | 2 | 51 |
| New England Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| Z. Mesko | 3 | 129 | 43.0 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
| Team | 3 | 129 | 43.0 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
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